Ciborium
Aciboriumis a container, used inRoman Catholic,Anglican,and related Churches' rituals to storeHoly Communion.Its shape resembles that of achalicebut is more round than conical, and comes with a cover ornamented by a cross or other sacred designs. In Early Christian churches, a ciborium was a canopy or covering in abasilica,supported by columns.
In the early Christian Church, Holy Communion was not kept in churches for fear of sacrilege or desecration. Later, the first ciboriums were kept at homes to be handy for theLast Riteswhere needed. A ciborium is usually kept in atabernacle.
In some other churches, apatenor apyxis used for distribution of holy communion. A pyx, in the Catholic sense, is a smaller container, usually used for bringing communion to the sick.
Architecture
[edit]It is also the name of an architectural feature in a Catholic or Eastern Orthodox church that covers the altar; these were more common in Early Medieval churches. SeeCategory:Ciborium (architecture)
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St. Peter's, Rome -
Regensburg, Germany -
Monasterio de San Juan de Duero.Iglesia -
San Zanipolo Venice -
Collégiale Saint-Salvi d'Albi -
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San Paolo, Rome -
San Giovanni, Rome -
Iglesia de Santa María Magdalena (Zamora).Ciborios a la altura del crucero -
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Santa Maria Assunta
Lugnano in Teverina
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Pre-Romanesque, from Italy.
